January security update starts hitting Sony Xperia X and X Compact

Sony has started pushing out a new update to its Xperia X and X Compact smartphones (all variants). Arriving as build number 34.2.A.0.292, the update brings along Android security fixes for the month of January.

Aside from the latest security patch, it isn't known what other changes (if any) are included in the update. In case you missed, the Xperia X units that are part of the company's Concept for Android program also received the January update recently.

As is usually the case with OTA roll outs, it may take some time before the update hits your device. Meanwhile, if you feel impatient, you can manually check for the update by heading to your handset's Settings menu.

@yogi, my phone before the update did this and its cuz theres a sensor on the top right that gets dirty even small amount of grease or anything will block that sensor so the screen is stuck black, if you take your shirt n whipe the top right of your ...

It's just an excuse apologists use for companies that don't bother with updates for their Mediatek based phones. But in reality at least Lenovo updated the major Android version for their Mediatek based phones several times (4.2 -> 4.4, 4.4 -> ...